Joshua Edel is professor of biosensing and analytical sciences within the department of chemistry at Imperial College London. He is an expert in the development of trace analyte analytical platforms including bioanalytical sensors for use with clinical samples. He has published over 170 research articles and has given more than 150 invited talks. In 2011 he was awarded a prestigious ERC StG grant on rare event bioanalysis and in 2017 he was awarded an ERC Consolidator award related to the development of selective single-molecule biosensors. JBE has pioneered techniques such as high throughput droplet microfluidics, optical and electrical single-molecule sensors, plasmonic nanopore sensors, self-assembly at immiscible interfaces, and nanoscale probes. JBE has been funded by organizations such as EPSRC, ERC, Wellcome Trust, British Heart Foundation, DstL, Wellcome Trust, CRUK, BBSRC, as well as industrial partners and actively acts as a consultant in biosensing.